Resilient tire



L. AND I. HAN/III.

' Patented May 3 1, 1921.

. f A .1.7. I .I j .L v ./,f L L L 1Q n w l f fr I y l//l//l//l/l//II -H ESIIJIEN T To aZZ'wLom-c't may concern: l c Be it known that we, v,Louis the `following is a specification.

. Our invention relatesfto tires and more particularlyto resilient tires for automobiles and other self-propelled vehicles and v has for its object the Vprovision of a tire' in which pneumatic or inflated elementsy subjeC to,

their disposition within the tube, thetire r'70 Y f 1s expanded in substantially the samemanj puncture are dispensed ,with and in which the resiliency 'of the tire is preserved in a novel and efcient manner. Other more spe-v cifc vobjects of our invention will appear` from the description hereinafter and the4 features of novelty lwill be pointed out in the appended claim. Y j

n InV the accompanying drawings which illustrate a specific embodiment of the invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is Van elevatiompartly in section, of a wheel equipped with our resilient tire ;l Fig.

2's an enlarged longitudinal section of a' portion of said tire and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.'

As shown in the illustrated example, our

improved tire comprises a tube or casing 5 which may correspond in form and construc- 1 tion with the outer shoe of` any customary pneumatic tire and which is similarly carried upon a rim 6.; the latter may be of the well known demountable type or it may con-A stitute a fixed part of the wheel without affecting the elliciency -of the tire. The tube or casing 5 is maintained in a distended condition, corresponding to the inl-lated oondition of a pneumatic tire, by means of a plurality of coil-springs 7 located at spaced intervals within Y said tube or casing 5. These springs 7 are under an outward radial tensionand have their outer ends secured in any convenient manner to Vmetal or other plates 8 andtheir inner ends fastened to the rimV for instance, by means of nuts 9. The

plates 8 are arched transversely to t the 'cross-sectional curve of the tube 5 and longitudinally to Ht the circumferential curve thereof and in the operative combination of the parts lie in surface engagement with the inner surface of the tube 5 in registry with the tread thereof. Theplates 8 are preferably hinged together in-seriesas at 10 to form a complete circle within said tube 5;

4 Specification of Letters/1 ent. `v:Application led December`10,f1`92 HANAN and JOSEPH HANAN, both citizens of Russia, and both residents of the borough of Brooklyn, county'of Kings, city and State of New York, have inventedv lcertain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Tires, of which.V

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me 01' "all Ofh pivots 10 may. be filedes() vas' to providefor ready detachabilityof theV plates in order tofaclitate the assembling lof the parts. -As shownr in' Figs@A and 3, 60j A the plates 8 are of considerable lengthV and width to provide adequate bearing surfaces for engagement with the tube .and to reduce the possibility of 'injury thereto. I ffdesired,` aprotectlng layerof canvas ori-*other `vsuit-"6,5

able material 11 may be locatedbetween'the tube A5 and plates 8 toprevent chang of the tubeand to. reduce wear. thereonlj" l Because of the `multiplicity of springsiand ner 'as in the case of an inliated tire and Y possesses an inherentV resiliency whereby shocks of v.alljdegrees are eiiciently i;iel'it'ralf ized. The improved tire issimple in con 75 f struction and may be easily .and Vquickly placed upon and removed from the rim and at the'same time is economical wand cheap to v, produce. Ournew tire may be made to -it any size wheel on 4any type of vehicle and 80 I may be combined with existing .wheelswith1 .i

'out refluing any material change therein` n l and wlthout requiring new WheelsOfSpQCial construction. f If, for any reason, any part n of the tire should become damagedjor worn, 85

the same kmay be-replaced without'difliculty Y and at low cost, thus Vmaking it unnecessary' to discard the entire tire. VThe efficiency of l the tire isnot .affected lby punctures and blowouts and other tire'troubles areentirely 9 0 Y* eliminated while at thef same time the "improvedA tire is capable of beingsuccessfully used far beyond the time when'it becomes Vnecessary to discard the ordinary lpneumatic tire. l 1 f .95

Various changes inthe specific form shown and described maybe made within the scope ofthe claim without departing fromthe spiritof our invention. j. Y

We claim: 1 The combination of Va rim, a tire casing carried thereby, plates pivotally connected directlywith each other in series and'located within said casing, said plates being trans! versely `and longitudinally archedv in conformityiwith the cross-sectional and circumferential curves of said casing and fitting snugly against the' inner face thereof, a plurality of springs located at spaced intervals within said casing and connected at their outer ends with said plates by being screwed f into the same at centralpoints and having N 10o'. i i

their inner ens vprojecting thi'oughasaii rim at points in radial Yalinement with the4 points of connection with said Vp1ates,"'said Vsprings I* vsaid` inner encis ofusaid anon oppo- .site sides of Said, rmwheleby Seid Sprlllgs 10 are rigidly" x'ed inpo'sition;

A In testimony whereof We have hereunto Set our hands.

,Louis HANAN; i v *1J OE HANAN. 

